Hit & Run Driver Kills Woman on Beach Road in Kill Devil Hills, NC | Shapiro, Washburn & Sharp

Police are hoping the public can help them solve a deadly hit & run that happened on Friday night on the Outer Banks. Kill Devil Hills police say a woman standing in the bike lane in front of the Quality Inn on Highway 12 was killed in the accident around the time 8:00 p.m.

Police say the woman from Vienna, Virginia had crossed Highway 12 and was waiting for her daughter to cross the road. A northbound vehicle drifted into the bike lane and struck her, and kept on driving without stopping.

The 65-year-old woman, Peggy Butler, was visiting the Outer Banks on vacation with her family. Police say the vehicle was a light colored, small to medium sized sport utility vehicle.

Hit-and-run has severe legal consequences including the potential suspension or revocation of one’s driver’s license, as well as imprisonment. Lifetime revocation of a driver license is possible in certain jurisdictions.

Living with the knowledge that a mother died because of your driving should be another reason to obey the law and render assistance. I hope that the person who caused this tragedy reads about it and turns themselves in. It is the least that they can do given what they did to this family.  

BM